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Nature, Environmental Policy, Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Nature - General, Environmental Politics, Landscape & Environment - Social Aspects, Ecology

The Wilderness condition

by Max Oelschlaeger
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<p>This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, it explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation.<p>Contributors include:Paul Shepard, Curt Meine, Max Oelschlaeger, and George Sessions.

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Gary Snyder, Paul Shepard, and Dolores La Chapelle are among the 10 contributors of essays about the conflict between environmental integrity and wilderness values on one hand, and the demands of civilization on the other. No index. Available in a paper edition (1-55963-190-2) from Island Press for $16. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
June 7, 1992
Publisher
San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1992.
Pages
356
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780871566423

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